Sherlock bags several Emmys but Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are no shows

TV series Sherlock won big at this years Emmy awards, but the stars weren’t there to pick up the gongs.

Alright, alright, they probably had very good reasons. One being they didn’t actually think they’d win. Naww.

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch were noticeably absent from the ceremony despite Sherlock picking up three awards. Benedict, 38, won actor in a miniseries or movie, and his co-star pal Martin, 42, won supporting actor in a miniseries or movie for Sherlock: His Last Vow.

The show’s co-creator, Steven Moffat, picked up the gong for Outstanding Writing for a mini series, so was on hand to collect for the other two too. All in all it was a good night for the BBC show.

Moffat apparently said back stage that they never thought they would win, according to thestar.com, which might explain their no show.

And it seems Freeman did have a good excuse, as British theatre director Jamie Lloyd tweeted:

Martin Freeman could have gone to the Emmys, but he stayed in London to do tonight's £15 Monday performance of #RichardIII. Brilliant man.